diff --git a/tools/autoconf/Makefile b/tools/autoconf/Makefile
index 1058cf9ac4a..a521d77b279 100644
--- a/tools/autoconf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/autoconf/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/autoconf
 PKG_HASH:=ba885c1319578d6c94d46e9b0dceb4014caafe2490e437a0dbca3f270a223f5a
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
diff --git a/tools/automake/Makefile b/tools/automake/Makefile
index 01cd9941d2b..49a36979803 100644
--- a/tools/automake/Makefile
+++ b/tools/automake/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/automake
 PKG_HASH:=63e585246d0fc8772dffdee0724f2f988146d1a3f1c756a3dc5cfbefa3c01915
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
diff --git a/tools/dosfstools/Makefile b/tools/dosfstools/Makefile
index 82221672070..485387fa9d9 100644
--- a/tools/dosfstools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/dosfstools/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/releases/download/v$(PK
 PKG_HASH:=64926eebf90092dca21b14259a5301b7b98e7b1943e8a201c7d726084809b527
 
 HOST_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/libtool/Makefile b/tools/libtool/Makefile
index dde4ff31300..4992fa77103 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libtool/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_HASH:=da8ebb2ce4dcf46b90098daf962cffa68f4b4f62ea60f798d0ef12929ede6adf
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 export GNULIB_SRCDIR:=$(HOST_GNULIB_SRCDIR)
diff --git a/tools/make-ext4fs/Makefile b/tools/make-ext4fs/Makefile
index 631660b0442..27859a49909 100644
--- a/tools/make-ext4fs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/make-ext4fs/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2025-05-02
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=13767a96fcdffd59fef16f1b86919f63b6dee45a
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=4fc8c5c2a550a3978648411d4bff83730c580b6e54194826461830299b21b680
 
+HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 define Host/Install